The ACLU has filed a lawsuit against the Social Security Administration and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, seeking records related to the expansion of the SAVE program and the use of personal information to maintain voter lists.
The ACLU has warned that the Trump administration is converting Fort Bliss into one of the nation’s largest immigration detention sites, with capacity for up to 5,000 people, and has condemned the move as a misuse of military resources to facilitate the deportation of immigrants.
Despite President Trump’s claims of a rising crime emergency in Washington, D.C., data from the Council on Criminal Justice and other sources show that crime in the city has steadily declined since 2023, with violent crime hitting a 30-year low in 2024.
Fair and Just Prosecution (FJP) has condemned President Trump’s efforts to federalize control of the Metropolitan Police Department and deploy the National Guard in Washington, D.C., calling it an authoritarian escalation that threatens public safety and the rule of law.
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner and faith leaders denounced President Trump’s claim of rising crime rates in Democratic-led cities, citing data that shows violent crime is at a record low in Philadelphia and other cities.
Our Revolution criticized President Trump’s decision to federalize the D.C. police and deploy National Guard troops as a power grab, while the White House defended it as necessary to protect public safety and federal operations.
Attorney Raphael Goldman has raised constitutional concerns about President Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan nationals and detain them in El Salvador, arguing that the government cannot impose criminal punishment without due process and congressional authorization.
The Trump administration is using military force to conduct immigration raids in American cities, which is a dangerous erosion of the line between civilian and military authority and threatens the constitutional balance and civil liberties at the heart of American democracy.
California Governor Gavin Newsom is demanding the return of California National Guard members deployed to Los Angeles anti-deportation protests, citing a decline in fentanyl seizures and economic damage to the state.
U.S. Representative John Garamendi condemned Israel’s restriction of humanitarian aid to Gaza, accusing Israeli leadership of purposefully starving the population and calling for the U.S. to stop providing military support to Israel.
President Trump’s Executive Order targeting unhoused individuals has been met with strong criticism from legal and public health advocates, who argue that it promotes a false and discriminatory narrative, fails to address the root causes of homelessness, and threatens to withhold federal funding from jurisdictions that do not comply with its punitive measures.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for issuing an executive order that seeks to end birthright citizenship, arguing that it violates the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution.
Volunteers are providing emotional and logistical support to at-risk immigrants in immigration courts, as well as bearing witness to their stories and protecting them from potential harassment and detainment by ICE agents.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a warning to landlords that housing discrimination against immigrant tenants is illegal and will not be tolerated, and that they must provide tenants with written leases in a language the tenant can understand.
President Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops and Marines in Los Angeles has resulted in low morale among the ranks and the misuse of federal power, as the troops are not being deployed to protect the public but to intimidate those who dissent.
California has passed two bills, the No Secret Police Act and the No Vigilantes Act, aimed at ending the use of face coverings by law enforcement and requiring clearer identification, in response to concerns over secretive and aggressive federal immigration enforcement operations in the state.
Senator Jerry McNerney’s SB 846 has been signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom, aiming to protect California farmworkers from wage theft and ensuring that agricultural employers are held accountable for any mistreatment.
The US has carried out 25 executions this year, with 60% concentrated in Florida, Texas, and South Carolina, while new death sentences have dropped to near historic lows, reflecting a disconnect between political decisions and public sentiment.
A lawsuit has been filed challenging the Trump administration’s decision to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for over 60,000 individuals from Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua, arguing that it is unlawful and a deliberate step towards dismantling humanitarian protections for immigrants.
A coalition of 18 attorneys general, led by New York Attorney General Letitia James, has filed an amicus brief urging a court to halt the Trump administration’s unlawful immigration enforcement raids in Los Angeles, which have caused widespread fear, disrupted public services, and undermined trust between law enforcement and the immigrant community.